Primary election turnout update

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It’s primary election day and reports vary on turn out. Generally, most of the people I’ve talked to in the suburbs have seen slow turn out. Urban areas appear a bit busier. It’s anyone’s guess when we’ll know the winners. One indicator many are mentioning is when northeastern Minnesota’s St. Louis County’s votes come in. In looking through thousands of tweets, DFL-endorsed Margaret Anderson Kelliher seems to have the most social media buzz there. Dayton posted on Facebook:

Mark Dayton Today is Primary Day! It is the 8th time my name will be on a Minnesota ballot. That is both a thrilling and a humbling experience. Naturally, I hope I have earned your vote, and I ask respectfully for your support. However, there are two other excellent DFL candidates; so you have three good choices. That is the way it is supposed to be in a democracy. The people decide.

You can see lawmakers like Reps. Bigham and Morgan working for Speaker Kelliher as I hear they’ve done in person. The question everyone is asking around the Capitol today is if that ground game is enough to take Mark Dayton who has led in the polls? Republican Rep. Pat Garofalo wondered what the weather might mean for voters. Republicans are also hitting particularly hard on GOTV for their attorney general candidate: